Retail inflation inches up to 2.86 pc in MarchIndia’s retail inflation saw a marginal rise of 2.86 per cent in March on account of increase in prices of food articles and fuel. New Delhi: India's retail inflation saw a marginal rise of 2.86 per cent in March on account of increase in prices of food articles and fuel, according to government data released Friday. Also Read: WPI inflation rises to 2.93 pc in FebThe inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.57 per cent in February this year. The data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that inflation in food basket rose to 0.3 per cent in March from (-) 0.66 per cent in the previous month. The inflation in the segment rose to 2.42 per cent as against 1.24 per cent in February.